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11.4.98 - GnomeNEWS

Remember a LONG while back when I first featured the MTU fix (as it was explained over at NetPro NorthWest)? It helped several of you get "more" out of your dial-up connection. Since then, a dozen different DUN tweaking utilities have popped up all over the web. Even RadSoft & Lockergnome created CIP--which helps users maintain their hosts file. But I have never seen (or used) a utility quite like Checkit Net Optimizer. Unfortunately, it isn't available for download. But fortunately, you can do a search for its lowest price by clicking here.

If you've got a dial-up connection, and even if you've already fiddled with "MTU etc." numbers, Net Optimizer can make sure you're getting as much performance as possible through your modem connection. See, I thought that my transmissions were already optimized... but after running this software, I gained 50% more transfer speed. Both novices and experts will love the interface, on top of the performance increase that many of you will gain. On top of helping you tweak your dial-up connection, you can also get statistics about your modem and other related DUN info that is otherwise "unknown" to the casual observer. Like I've said before, I usually don't like featuring software that isn't available for download somewhere--but this is just too cool to avoid.

It works well with most of modems--56k included! It goes beyond where shareware utilities leave off--removing the guesswork for you and showing you immediate results. For more information: visit the software's site. And again, to look for the lowest price for CheckIt Net Optimizer, be sure to search here.

-- Chris


GnomePROGRAM

Send To Printer v1.01 [107k] W9x FREE
Found by Dr. Stephan Frye

Built in to everyone's version of Windows 95 and 98 is the "SendTo" menu. I recently suggested that you place a shortcut to Notepad in there. Some of you asked if other shortcuts could be placed in the SendTo menu, and I wasn't entirely sure what to say. Beyond adding "commonly accessed folders" to the list, there's not much else you could do with it. Then Dr. Frye wrote in and told me about this handy little add-on. Now you can send "ready-to-print" files directly through the spool manager and into your printer(s). The author has other shareware/freeware applications available for download (in both French and English), so be sure to check them out while you're downloading this sucker.

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GnomeSYSTEM

File List for Dial-Up Networking 1.3 Upgrade

"This article lists the files that are contained in the Microsoft Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking 1.3 Performance and Security Upgrade." Be very careful when trying to upgrade anything related to DUN.

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GnomeCANDY

iHate iMac v1.0 [117k] W9x/NT FREE

Yah, you knew it was just a matter of time before someone did this. If you think the iMac was the world's stupidest invention, then you'll love this small multimedia package. I've seen the iMac in stores and, to tell you the truth, I wasn't terribly impressed. I'll take "all the cords" on my machine ANY DAY over the iMac's two or three; on the average day, I don't even see my cords. And there's nothing wrong with beige for a machine's color. Your case color can be exciting, but I'm more interested on what's on the inside rather than if the machine will match my curtains. I mean, come on! Replace your Recycle Bin icons w/ the iMac. Floppy drive icon not included.

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GnomeFAVORITE

This Day in History
Found by Brian Thompson

What happened today? Well, I got up, ate breakfast, rearranged the furniture, flew to Mars... nothing big. But what happened today in History? Visit the History Channel's site to find out! Discover today's "famous" birthdays, automotive milestones, and (American) Civil War & Wall Street events! If you missed a day, that's okay--you can enter in any day of the year and it'll pull up the information for you automatically. Details are available, so you can actually LEARN while you surf. Who says interactivity is bad?

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GnomeDESKTOP

FONT: BT Speartooth [14k]

One annoying thing about eating fish is biting into a bone. You really have to make sure you don't swallow one (or worse yet, choke on one). Here's a nice, safe way to admire fish bones... rather, a fish-boney font. The edges are sharp, but the body is straightforward. Be sure to chew your fonts 23 times before swallowing, otherwise you run the risk of cutting your folders internally.

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GnomeTIP

Do you open the Windows folder often? Here's a quick way to do it without ever creating a shortcut for it. Click the Start button, choose Run, then type: ".." (without the quotes) -- it should open up your Windows folder in a flash!